Pro Stock Driver Erica Enders Becomes VP Marketing Of ‘Herself’
March 31, 2008
Pro Stock driver Erica Enders has taken control of her racing future by assuming the responsibilities of vice president of marketing of Master Formula Xtreme Polishes, Waxes, Cleaners, and Sealers. The agreement will allow the most successful female Pro Stock racer of all time to resume her driving career in an Allen Johnson-powered Dodge Stratus R/T.
Unlike in traditional motorsports marketing programs that promise sales results in exchange for up-front sponsorship dollars, Enders plans to use her unique familiarity with millions of race fans and the business community to bolster the Southern California-based company’s bottom line. As sales of Master Formula products increase, a percentage of gross revenue will be allocated to funding her on-track activities. [Read more]
A Night Out With Danica Patrick
March 26, 2008
ACROSS America, little girls dream of growing up to be Danica Patrick, 25, the Indy-car driver who in 2005 became only the fourth woman ever to qualify for the Indianapolis 500.
Ms. Patrick, however, has fantasies of her own.
“I’m not tall enough to be a model, but I wish I was 6-foot, because I love it,” explained the 5-foot-2 Ms. Patrick over a recent dinner in TriBeCa, adding: “It’s kind of artsy, and I’m artsy. And I love clothes.” [Read more]
ASHLEY FORCE WOW FANS AT BRANDSOURCE SUMMIT
March 20, 2008
DALLAS (March 18, 2008) — The torrential rainstorms that blew through Dallas did not dampen the excitement level of participants at 2008 BrandSource Summit who were thrilled to spend a few minutes with 14-time POWERade Funny Car Champion John Force and 2007 Rookie of the Year and Funny Car rising star Ashley Force. The BrandSource Summit brought together thousands of representatives from some of the biggest companies including Whirlpool, Serta, LG, GE, Mitsubishi and many more. Fans lined up for two hours to get autographs, pass along positive messages to the recuperating elder Force and offer words of encouragement to Ashley, one of only two Funny Car females competing at one of the highest levels of motor sports.
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DRIVEN MILKA DUNO KEEPS CHANGING GEARS
March 8, 2008
March 6, 2008 — You got to love a chick that drives a car at 220 mph. And Milka Duno does that and more. The foxy race-car driver is the first woman in history to win a major international sports-car race in North America by capturing the overall win at the Grand Prix of Miami in 2004.
And she has the highest finish for a female driver in the 46-year history of the 24 Hours of Dayton race. Her Indy 500 average is a whopping 220 mph. But cars are not he only toy this Venezuelan export loves.
She almost hesitantly admits to owning “something like 200″ sunglasses, “many, many, many, many” belts and “a lot” of jeans.
“But why is that important?” asks a buff Duno.
“I have many other accomplishments. Fashion is just part of my Latin culture. All Latin women like to look their best. That’s only normal for us. There are a lot of other more important things about me than fashion.”
This accessory aficionada is a naval engineer by trade who earned four master’s degrees (organizational development, naval architecture, aquaculture and maritime business) by the age of 25 before her life unexpectedly took a sharp turn.
“I went with some friends to race, you know, just for fun,” she explains. “I was the only girl in the group.” And after just a few more tries, she says, “I was winning.”
This year, she is ventureing beyond the race-car circuit.
She plays driver Kellie Gearbox in the upcoming “Speed Racer” flick. And her bilingual kids book, “Go, Milka, Go!” hits stores this month.
“My book is meant to inspire kids to study and earn an education,” Duno says.
Laura Olson to Appear on Setup 2
March 6, 2008
Laura has just been selected as a final contestant for Speed TV’s reality show Set Up Season 2. Get your popcorn ready! The show is set to air February 21st on SPEED TV (Thursday). This will be an 8 week show. Check out Speed Channel for more info.
LEILANI MÜNTER HEADED FOR CAPITOL HILL
March 4, 2008
MÜNTER HEADED FOR CAPITOL HILL:
SPEAKING TO CONGRESS ON BEHALF OF CLIMATE SECURITY ACT
(February 29, 2008) WASHINGTON, DC - On Monday March 3 Leilani Münter will be headed for Washington DC to speak with members of Congress about the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act. Leilani will be working with the National Wildlife Federation and training with members of their educational staff on the latest in the legislative fight against global warming.
“I am really excited about my trip to Washington,” said Münter, “My background is in science and I feel strongly about the need for us to make changes to the way we are living on this planet. Small personal changes are important as well, but to make a big impact we need the laws to change. We need big businesses to change their ways. I would like to do whatever I can to make those types of changes happen. The time is now.”
About the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act
America’s Climate Security Act (S.2191), introduced by Senator Lieberman (I-CT) and Senator Warner (R-VA), recognizes that climate change is damaging America’s natural resources and will cause substantial additional damage in the future. If passed, the legislation will reduce global warming pollution through a cap-and-trade system. The bill includes a low carbon fuels standard, resources for renewable energy and development of energy efficient technologies, creation of new “Green Collar” jobs, and funding to help wildlife adapt to changes in habitat caused by global warming. The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act requires large emitters such as power plants and oil refineries to collectively cut their greenhouse gas emissions every year, starting in 2012, at a pace scientists say is needed to avoid catastrophic climate changes. Global warming is one of the biggest challenges we will face in the next century and the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act is an important new approach to combating global warming that works for our economy and our environment.
About National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation (NWF) is the United States’ largest private, nonprofit conservation education and advocacy organization, with over 4 million members and supporters in 48 state-affiliated organizations. NWF has over 4 million members and a record of achievement that spans seven decades. Their message is simple: we have a moral responsibility to protect wildlife for our children’s future. We do this by aggressively confronting global warming, protecting and restoring wildlife and habitats, and connecting people and nature. NWF seeks balanced, common-sense solutions to environmental problems that work for wildlife and people
About Leilani Münter
Leilani Münter is the fourth woman in history to race in the Indy Pro Series, the developmental league of IndyCar. She has been racing stock cars since in 2001 and had been working her way up the NASCAR ladder when she made the switch to open wheel cars in 2007. Sports Illustrated named her in the top 10 female race car drivers in the world and her racing accomplishments have landed her in the pages of Italian Vogue, ESPN, Men’s Journal, and Esquire Magazine. Leilani graduated from the University of California San Diego with a Bachelors degree in Biology specialzing in Ecology, Behavior and Evolution and is well known for being active in environmental and conservation causes. She hosts an Earth Watch section and blog on her website leilanimunter.com.
Race Car Driver, Sarah Fisher, Shares Her Day at Work in New Book
March 4, 2008
Race Car Driver, Sarah Fisher, Shares Her Day at Work in New Book, “Water Cooler Diaries”
A new book of tell-all “day diaries”reveals what a day on the job is really like for women with glam careers to underlings with bosses from hell
Indianapolis, IN (February 28, 2008) – Sarah Fisher, IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500 race car driver, is featured as a “day diarist,” in the acclaimed new book, Water Cooler Diaries: Women across America Share Their Day at Work (Da Capo Lifelong Press, pub. date: March 1, 2008). Fisher’s day diary is showcased along with 35 other entries from both regular and notable contributors, including model and actress Angie Everhart, celebrity chef Sara Moulton, blogger Heather Cocks and SnakeBabe, a.k.a. Maria Gara, billed the world’s sexiest magician.
Sarah’s day diary offers a great first-person perspective into the realities of being a world-class athlete and competitor in what is perceived as a man’s sport, says series creator and editor Joni B. Cole, who selected Fisher’s entry to feature in the book, and interviewed her as part of the project. Sarah is an inspiration, Cole adds. She’s not one to rest on her laurels. She makes opportunities happen through hard work and perseverance, as well as talent. And she’s just plain likeable, Cole offers with a laugh. You can see just from this intimate glimpse into one day in her life why her fans love her, and why women and girls see her as a role model.
Water Cooler Diaries evolved from a national pitch for 500 women across the country and from all walks of life to chronicle a single day in their lives March 27, 2007. The 35 full-length stories, offer glimpses of job highs and lows from every field and income bracket struggling in their own ways. Fisher’s day on the job was captured while completing her first test on a professional road course at Sebring International Raceway where she was testing for the then upcoming Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. In early reviews, Publisher’s Weekly calls the book, both fascinating and eye-opening. Booklist writes, Skimming through this collection is not a good idea. There are sentences that will make readers stop, laugh, tear up, nod, and otherwise savor common and out-of-the-ordinary experiences.
Being a part of this national book project was really neat for me, added Fisher, 27. I wrote in a diary as a kid and keep a notebook of my happenings for ESPN.com during the racing season. But with this project, it felt really personal and I felt comfortable sharing a bit more of what I was feeling. I was at Sebring in a road course car, something I wasn’t familiar with at all. In life, things change and evolve and we constantly have new challenges to concur and I think this book gives a nice snapshot into the many lives of working women. I’ll be interested to read about the other featured diarists and the obstacles that we might have shared.
In March, Water Cooler Diaries will share shelf space in the bookstores with the first two volumes of the series: This Day in the Life, Diaries from Women across America (2006); and This Day: Diaries from American Women (2004). In a starred review, Publishers Weekly wrote about This Day in the Life, There is not one piece in this compilation that is not captivating. People magazine concurred, The ensemble resonates with drama, humor and pathos. This is one unremarkable day you’ll wish could go on forever.
Danica Patrick S.I. Swimsuit Video
February 15, 2008
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Danica-mania: S.I. swimsuit edition features driver
February 13, 2008
Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue is out this week and IndyCar driver Danica Patrick is among the women included.
A four-page spread featuring photos of Patrick was shot at Singer Island, Fla., by photographer Ben Watts last fall. She also is the subject of a question-and-answer story by former ESPN anchor Dan Patrick, who recently made his debut in the weekly magazine as a senior writer and weekly columnist.
“It was a lot of fun actually,’’ Patrick said of the photo shoot.
“I expected it to be nerve-wracking. I’ve posed (for many photos) in clothes but I’d never posed in a swimming suit. I didn’t know if I’d know exactly what to do, but amazingly it all translated over. I was comfortable and we all had fun.”
This year’s cover supermodel is Marisa Miller. The annual edition also features photos of four athlete wives, 12 NFL cheerleaders, Will Ferrell and Heidi Klum.
More than 69 million people are expected to read the swimsuit issue while more than 250 million people are expected to view photo galleries on the magazine’s Web site. The magazine will be distributed in 10 foreign countries, including China and the Czech Republic.
Autosport International 2008
February 8, 2008
The Autosport Show, the motorsport world’s annual season opener returned to the NEC last weekend. Open for four days from Thursday to Sunday, the first two days are trade only with the final two days over the weekend open to everyone.
2008 has seen the show become even bigger with the addition of the sister Pistonheads show, an exhibition of everything to do with performance road cars with all sorts of cars on display including most of the currently available supercars. Many companies that supply performance or appearance enhancing modifications had stands and the show was perfect for anyone who expects a bit more from a car than just transport.
There are over 850 stands this year representing every aspect of motor sport with everything from model cars to the latest high tech race car components. Girlracer had a small stand over the public days of the show. The stand did a huge amount of business selling out of the new bags and pit jackets on the first day!
On of the highlights of the exhibition was a large Display of BTCC cars from past and present gathered to together to celebrate the BTCC’s 50th anniversary this year. Although the BTCC’s female racers were a notable omission including GR’s very own Fiona Leggate. Fiona is the most successful female driver in the BTCC’s entire history as well as being the only person ever to be both BTCC Grid girl and driver. (She was Anthony Reid’s MG Grid girl at Mondello Park in 2004, a car she went onto drive in 2007.)
Fiona along with some other Girl racers including Formula Ford ace Sarah Playfair and Tiffany Chittenden, took part in the racing4charity.com celebrity kart race on Friday afternoon. Using the Kart track which is open to the public over the weekend, a chaotic race raised over £40,000 for charity with everyone involved having huge fun. The race win was taken by a team from Formula Renault. The race is due to be shown on both the ITV Network and motors tv with dates still to be announced.
Other highlights were a tribute to Colin McRae, featuring all the significant cars of his career and a display of some of Lewis Hamilton’s cars and karts from earlier in his career. F1 racing had their usual display, this year taking the form of a pit lane with all the cars parked outside a painted mock up of their garages.
As is now traditional at Autosport a live action arena show took place. Races by all sorts of cars were held, including everything from world rally cars to hugely powerful dragsters. The arena also saw more girl racers taking staring roles. Anna Walewska’s British GT Viper was suspended from the ceiling and ace stock car driver Kelly-Jayne Wells took many race victories over the weekend in her stock Pickup.
Lots more stockcars from many classes were on display in the oval and grass track show which was in hall 18 over the two public days. This show within in a show had its own stage and even included dodgems.
The Main Autosport Stage as usual had interviews from many important people from the world of motorsport, including F1’s David Coulthard, Jenson Button and Mark Webber. From the BTCC there were interviews with Tom Chilton, Darren Turner and Tom Onslow Cole. Newly retired World rally star Marcus Gronholm gave an interview on Saturday saying how shocked he still felt about the sad death of Colin McRae. The much loved Scottish rally champion’s presence was felt all around the show. As well as the previously mentioned tribute display, there was also a tribute feature in the live action show and many racers displayed Scottish Saltires on their cars as a mark of respect.
The 2008 Autosport and Pistonheads show was one of the best yet, with fans able to see all aspects of motorsport and performance motoring. If the rest of the season is as good as the show, 2008 could be an amazing season for motorsport.
By: Marc Waller
[Source: GirlRacer.co.uk]
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